Happy 2017!!!

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Happy New Year, Vixens!!!

I feel so invigorated at the beginning of the year!!! That whole clean slate thing, a new story to write and a second chance to make things happen all rolled into one changes the game for me every year. Whether I am happy to see the old year go or anticipating something in the one to come, a new year is a fresh start-period.

I spent the end of 2016 doing something I have not done for years-shopping the after Christmas sales. I used to do it every year and loved every minute of it. But then my practical frugal side took over and I convinced myself my money was better spent on necessities (what???) rather than adding to my already bulging Christmas storage boxes. And the more I bought vintage Christmas items all year long, the less I needed anything come December…..except maybe more room to show off my finds.

This year I needed lights, had the day off and the money to spend so how could I not take advantage of all the signs from the universe telling me to shop, shop, SHOP!!! 🙂

Here are a few items I picked up at Jo-Ann’s at a whopping 75% off plus a coupon!!!:

Cute, right??? I picked up the lights there, too. But boxes of lights are not very photogenic.

Over at Target, I bought this adorable camper mug and the treat boxes at 50% off. And how about the Peanuts tote bag? I found two of them (the other is currently in use) in the Dollar Spot of the store. Despite their Christmas design, I plan to use those totes all year round for groceries and trips to the local farmer’s market.

Speaking of the Peanuts, look what I found when I stopped at CVS to pick up some incidentals:

Forty-40!!!-Peanuts Christmas cards that were already a steal at $19.99. But at half that price…..simply divine!!!

On New Year’s Day, while overdosing on the antics of Ralph & Norton during the annual “Honeymooners” marathon and waiting all day for my absolute favorite episode (hint: it contains this little exchange-Norton to Ralph: “Do you mind if I smoke?” Ralph to Norton: “I don’t care if you burn!” LOL!!! It never gets old!!). I set up my Google calendar for mostly the next three months-goals, budget, posts, book club dates, etc-while adding in the antiques shows, fairs and other events I plan to attend and new ones I might want to go to for 2017. This way I have time to save up for any special things I might spot on my travels.

I am waiting for the Feast of the Epiphany (a/k/a Little Christmas) before I take my tree down, and as sad as I am to say goodbye to it and its glorious aroma, I am more than ready to see the pine needle rug below it to finally disappear.

And every night I fall asleep to the sound of the Boss himself reading his life story. Yes, my Christmas gift to myself was the “Born To Run” audio book. Sa-woon.

So that is how I have been spending the first few days of this new year. How about you? Are you ready to take it by storm???

I do not own the rights to anything. I am just sharing some things that I love with you 🙂

Until next time, fellow Vixens, happy digging!!!

18Dec2016

Christmas Song Countdown #18

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Hello, Vixens!!! Welcome back to the countdown!!!

Courtesy of Pinterest (original source unknown)

Today’s song is by one of my all-time heroes, a man I love, adore and admire and the man I will eventually marry soon if his wife would stop hogging him already. I mean, she has had over 30 years with him-now she is just being greedy. I will let her visit the Oscar whenever she wants if that is what she is worried about.

Seriously, how refreshing that a man is so dedicated and protective of his music that he does not mess up that gift with drugs, or by letting some big box store use it in a campaign (that they hope will boost their sales in an effort to get the public to forget how bad they treat their employees, the environment or every small business in the free world) or even let even let the President of the United States get away with using his copyrighted music without his permission.

This year alone he was awarded the Medal of Freedom, he & the E Street Band had the #1 highest-grossing tour for the first half of 2016 according to Forbes Magazine, outdid his own extended show length and broke the record for the longest U.S. concert this year (4 hours, 3 minutes and 43 seconds).

President Obama presenting Bruce Springsteen with the Medal of Honor last month

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What was the other thing he did this year???

It is on the tip of my tongue…..

Come on, Michele, think……..

Oh, right…..

HE WROTE A BEST SELLING AUTOBIOGRAPHY!!!

Courtesy: Simon & Schuster

It debuted in the #1 spot on the NY Times Best Sellers list, was one of their top picks for 2016 and their critic Dwight Garner wrote: “Mr. Springsteen’s memoir is big, loose, rangy and intensely satisfying. It has not been utterly sanitized for anyone’s protection, and it is closely observed from end to end, especially on subjects like sex, art and social class. The Boss could have phoned this book in. He didn’t.”

Amen.

Garner’s review also included this gem:

“Bruce Springsteen’s song lyrics have injected more drama and mystery into the myths of the American road than any figure since Jack Kerouac.”

Ah, two of my favorite men in one sentence!!!!!

“Both an entertaining account of Springsteen’s marathon race to the top and a reminder that the one thing you can’t run away from is yourself.”—Entertainment Weekly

How true.

And the best gift of all, IMHO:

“He must be conceded a magic with words: He can spin not only a yarn but often an extended analysis, too…. His disclosures here are rich, deep, and useful to help destigmatize mental illness.”—Slate

I have written this before, but it bears repeating:

I love Bruce Springsteen for so many things.

But for that most of all.

And Jungleland, of course.

Courtesy: Eric Meola

Merry Christmas, Boss Man. Thank you for everything & congratulations on another incredible year.

Bruce Springsteen: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.

P.S. An honorable mention to James Taylor’s cover, a jazzy-bluesy-piano-infused version that reminded me of Vince Guaraldi’s style from “A Charlie Brown Christmas”.

I do not own the rights to anything. I am just sharing some things that I love with you 🙂

What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

Until next time, fellow Vixens, happy listening!!!

Courtesy of: me!!! Foxboro Stadium, MA. 9/14/16

17Dec2016

Christmas Song Countdown #16 & #17

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Hello, Vixens!!! Welcome back to the countdown!!!

I had some technical difficulties yesterday, so today’s post will celebrate two songs to catch us up. Double the musical fun!!!

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The first song is by country music royalty. He grew up listening to hymns and folk songs to become one of the architects of Sam Phillips’ label, Sun Records. He brought an edge to country music, joined fellow country icons to become a Highwayman and for all intents and purposes brought the bad guy persona to country music with his “Folsom Prison Blues” song & concert.

And if his contribution to that genre was not enough, he covered many different songs from artists he admired like Neil Young (“Heart Of Gold“), Bruce Springsteen (“Johnny 99“) Nine Inch Nails (a powerful astonishing version of “Hurt“) and U2 (“One), to name a few. Yet, he will always be best know for his staple songs, namely “Ring of Fire“, “A Boy Named Sue” and “I Walk The Line“.

He was also one half of one of the greatest love stories of all time, proving to men everywhere that there is absolutely no shame in admitting you need a good woman by your side, and wanting her there as well.

Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash’s wedding day-March 1, 1968 (courtesy: JohnnyCash,com)

He took this Christmas carol and made it his own. He was, very simply, the Man In Black.

Johnny Cash: Silent Night.

Second pick:

Not too many people have actually written a Christmas song, only performed the classic ones. This singer has done both, and I really like some of her music from the early years of her career (mid to late 1990’s) until she moved to her post Tommy Mottola now-I-am-going-to-pepper-my-pop-sound-with-rap years. But there is no denying the power or beauty of her voice.

(Courtesy of Universal Pictures)

Call it a guilty pleasure, or a loyalty to someone else from my home region of Long Island, but I do occasionally listen to this singer and this song specifically at this time of year. If you are a fan of the film “Love Actually” there is no way not to enjoy this song. (And despite all the baggage surrounding her first acting performance in the movie “Glitter”, I thought her performances in “Wisegirls” and “Precious” were very well done.)

Mariah Carey, Melora Walters and Mira Sorvino in “Wisegirls” (courtesy of Loins Gate Films)

I love this video for this song so much better than the first one. It may not be Christmasey, but it is not cheesy, either.

Mariah Carey: All I Want For Christmas.

I do not own the rights to anything. I am just sharing some things that I love with you 🙂

What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

Until next time, fellow Vixens, happy listening!!!

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13Dec2016

Christmas Song Countdown #13

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Hello, Vixens!!! Welcome back to the countdown!!!

Courtesy of Widadesign.com

Today’s singer has been performing for decades, and is probably the greatest and most famous back up singer that ever was. She has worked with the likes of Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt and Aretha Franklin, whom she channels in today’s song.

A phenomenal singer in her own right, she will probably always be best remembered for her work with Phil Spector’s groundbreaking “Wall of Sound” recordings in the 1960’s; namely ”He’s a Rebel,” ”(Today I Met) the Boy I’m Gonna Marry,” and today’s featured song which she performed regularly on David Letterman’s show during the Christmas season.

She was one of the main singers spotlighted in the 2014 Best Documentary Oscar winning film, “20 Feet From Stardom”. She also played Danny Glover’s wife in all four “Lethal Weapon” movies and Judy Burrell on my soap “Another World” in 1993.

Danny Glover & Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon” (Courtesy of IMDb)

If all that were not impressive enough, the New York Times paid her one of the greatest compliments ever when they said her voice is ”as embedded in the history of rock and roll as Eric Clapton’s guitar and Bob Dylan’s lyrics”. Wow. Who would not want to be remembered like that?

Darlene Love: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).

P.S. An honorable mention to U2 for their version of today’s song. Who does not want to imagine themselves as the reason for Bono’s pleading? Or more to the point, who does not want to listen to Bono and the rest of U2, period???

U2 by Mattia Zoppellaro for MOJO magazine

I do not own the rights to anything. I am just sharing some things that I love with you 🙂

What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

Until next time, fellow Vixens, happy listening!!!

10Dec2016

Christmas Song Countdown #10

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Hello, Vixens!!! Welcome back to the countdown!!!

I wanted to share with you a creative way some people are being festive.

Country Living Magazine’s site features trees made of books!!!

I think they are adorable!!!

Courtesy: Country Living Magazine

The singer with the #10 song is my second favorite singer ever after Bruce Springsteen. More importantly, he is probably the greatest soul singer who ever graced this Earth. The power of his voice, the passion he sang with, the intensity of emotion he put into every single note is what we remember most about him. And it sealed his legacy as the King of Soul.

His voice put Stax Records on the map. His death at the age of 26 on this day 49 years ago was the end of the label, for all intents and purposes. A month after his death the last song he recorded was released. Soon after it became the #1 song in the country. This year his foundation celebrated the 75th anniversary of his birth.

The night before his death, he & his band the Bar Kays (most of whom died with him in the plane crash that took his life), performed “Respect” on a show called Upbeat. Over the closing credits, he sang “Knock On Wood” with Mitch Ryder. It is 88 seconds of joy. Thanks to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, you may watch that here.

During his short career, he recorded two Christmas songs. Ironically enough for me, Bruce Springsteen covered the first one (Merry Christmas Baby). The second one is today’s pick and by far my favorite of the two.

Courtesy: Eric Meola

Otis Redding: White Christmas.

I do not own the rights to anything. I am just sharing some things that I love with you 🙂

What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

Until next time, fellow Vixens, happy listening!!!

Courtesy: Country Living Magazine

7Dec2016

Christmas Song Countdown Day 7

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Hello, Vixens!!! Welcome back to the Christmas Song Countdown!!!

Look at this darling tree!!! Those are berry baskets holding ornaments on the branches. How creative & adorable!!! (And those baskets are in the Target Dollar Spot, if you are wondering).

The old adage is the more things change, the more they stay the same. Music is a perfect example. While popular music today seems to revolve around urban, pop and rap, there are still people who take ballroom dancing lessons. For all the people buying tickets to concerts to see rock heroes like Bruce Springsteen (read: me & the gazillion other people who saw him on tour this year) or Neil Young, a singer/songwriter like Ed Sheeran is winning Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards. And for those country fans who are thrilled that Garth Brooks finally made his comeback record, there are just as many fans of swing, jazz and big band music (hence the popularity of Michael Buble, for example).

My point is there is room for everyone, and as soon as you think you have seen the last of a certain style of music or singing, up pops someone to take us back to that sound. Of course, there are those singers who transcend the ages with the timelessness of their voices. Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Tony Bennett and Billie Holiday, just to name a few. The singer with the #7 song is, without a doubt, a part of that group.

Courtesy of Sarah Catherine Design

Known as “The First Lady of Song” because she could sing them all-ballads, upbeats, blues, jazz, swing and sentimental. She had a pitch perfect sound and a powerful range and delivery. And she could scat.

Starting next April, which would have marked her 100th birthday, venues around the world will celebrate her music with “Ella at 100: A Centennial Celebration“. Her physical presence was lost 20 years ago, but her voice is eternal. And her take on Christmas music is just one example of that.

Ella Fitzgerald: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.

I do not own the rights to anything. I am just sharing some things that I love with you 🙂

What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

Until next time, fellow Vixens, happy listening!!!

Courtesy of Architecture Art Designs

21Nov2016

Weekend Wanderings

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Hello, Vixens!!! Happy Monday!!! Did you enjoy your weekend?

Do you know how empty the stores are the weekend before Black Friday, not including the grocery stores? I spent the weekend running errands and picking up supplies for my apartment and I was amazed at how quickly I was in and out of the stores. I guess everyone is waiting for the Black Friday sales.

When I was at one of the home improvement stores on Saturday, I was overwhelmed by the variety of Christmas items they had not just for the outside of the home as expected, but for inside as well. For example, how adorable is this nativity scene???

Or these Nemo-themed ornaments?

I buy myself one new ornament a year and yes, it is usually a Peanuts themed one. Below is this year’s winner:

This was adorable, too, but I do not need it & my wallet does not need the almost $100 price tag. But it is cute nonetheless:

I also loved these resin statues:

And Elvis was in the house, too!!! (Well, in the home improvement store actually……)

I am not a fur/leopard print person, but I did find it surprising on hats!!!

And I am not a “Star Wars” person, but how adorable are these Yoda lights?!?!

Or this giant Yoda and his friends??? Buddy the Elf is my favorite!!!

Then when I was at the grocery store, I saw this adorable display:

I spotted these too cute for words giant Woodstock & Charlie Brown greeters at CVS:

Are you guys into the Black Friday sales? I must admit after shopping flea markets, antiques stores, the outlets and online shopping, I have really lost my taste for the malls. I will only do it in an emergency or if a friend asks me to help her choose a dress for a special occasion. During my last few years in NY I wanted to go to the outlets at midnight on Black Friday, but somehow talked myself out of it when they released an estimate of expecting over five thousand shoppers. Crazy, right? And the only way I could get to the 5 am or 6 am sales was if I stayed up all night, and that was rather impossible after a meal of tryptophan packed turkey. And later in the day I cringed when I drove by the stores and saw how packed they were. Ugh.

I am, however, all about the day after Christmas sales. Like most frugal minded people, I pick up next year’s cards, tree lights and other items needed for the following holiday season. I do try to keep it simple and green because there is so much waste this time of year it makes me feel guilty about my carbon footprint. And since my feet are a size 11, I have more than most to make up for 🙂

Also, if you are looking for a great read this holiday season or a fabulous gift for the music lover on your list, then you MUST pick up a copy of the greatest book ever written…………

At least this year……………………………………………………………………

Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography “Born To Run”. (BONUS: The audio book comes out December 6 and it is narrated by The Boss himself!!! Yes, please!!!)

Despite pre-ordering my copy online, it took much longer to receive than I anticipated. Thank goodness for my local library!!! This is a GREAT read, and I do not just say that as his most dedicated fan (Kathy Bates has forever prohibited anyone from using the phrase “biggest fan” LOL!!!) I say it because it is true. Springsteen’s talent for writing is not just limited to his songs. His words are brutally honest, reflective, happy, sad, true and unbelievably powerful. They are also healing as he discusses his bout with depression. It has generally been considered a woman’s disease by society so, therefore, not given the proper attention it deserves. But when someone like The Boss comes forward and admits he has suffered from it, people listen. And that is what mental illness needs: a voice.

As someone who has suffered with depression most of my life, Springsteen’s admission of the disease validated every symptom I have ever had, from not being able to get myself out of bed for days at a time or not being able to function in general day to day activities. I love Bruce Springsteen for a multitude of things, but for this most of all. His being so forthright with this information takes away the stigma that still sadly exists about this disease and mental illness in general. Mere words will never be adequate enough to thank this man for what he has done for the world of music, let alone me. But it is all I have to give so, thank you Bruce, for everything.

Until next time, fellow Vixens, happy digging!!!

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23Sep2016

“….And I Believe In The Promised Land…”

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“Blow away the dreams that tear you apart,

Blow away the dreams that break your heart,

Blow away the lies that leave you nothing but lost and brokenhearted”

Happy birthday, Bruce Springsteen!!! Thank you for EVERYTHING!!!

Bruce Springsteen performing at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA on 09/14/2016 (yes, I was there!!!).

15Feb2016

Weekend Wanderings

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Hello, Vixens!!! Have my fellow East Coasters thawed yet from the sub-zero temperatures we had this weekend??? Brrrrrrrrrr!!! But I must admit I do find the frigid air a little exhilarating (in very small doses), plus it is great cuddling weather so it is not all bad, right?!?!

Despite how cold it was, I went out and about. Unfortunately, not to any estate sales as there still are not any in my area, so I checked out a few thrift stores and Goodwill. Nothing really spoke to me, but I did enjoy looking. I miss that.

Then I did my usual exploring around the back roads of CT. During my travels, I came across what looked like an old airplane in a make shift hangar, sitting at the end of a farm. I thought it was a pretty neat discovery.

I also went down a country road that has become one of my favorite routes. In the fall, I came across this beautiful tree, and thought I would take a picture of it in winter to document the whole different seasons, different views thing.

Kind of cool, right? Got to love nature and the seasons 🙂

Saturday night I was introduced to a great place to eat, the White Horse Pub & Restaurant. What a fantastic place with delicious food!!! I had the Pear and Blue Cheese Salad and a heaping bowl of French Onion Soup with Gruyere Cheese. Sensational. I took pictures but they barely came out do to the low lighting in the place (it was the night before Valentine’s Day, after all). This is just my humble opinion and not a sponsored post. I am just sharing a great find with you, since you may be new to the area like me so referrals are quite helpful!!!

Sunday was all about some chores, a few errands and a quick trip to the library. A friend recommended a book to me: “The Forgetting Time” by Sharon Guskin. I picked that up and will begin reading that and my book club selection this week. I love to snuggle under the covers and immerse myself in good reads when it is this cold. And in great movies, too. TCM showed “Adam’s Rib“*** and “Now, Voyager“*** yesterday-two of my all time favorites. Tracy and Hepburn are my most beloved on screen pair EVER, and Bette Davis was so beautiful and glamorous in “Voyager” it is almost hard to believe she was the same actress who played Jane in another one of my most adored flicks, “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?“***

Davis in a still from “Now, Voyager” (1942)

Davis in a still from “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?” (1962)

I also discovered two things that made me extremely happy, and I want to share them with you. The first is I just heard (I know, where have I been??? LOL) that “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” is coming out next month with the original cast. I watched the trailer and it looks as funny, if not more, than the original. Yay!!!

The second is that Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography is being released in September. I do not know how the fact that he was writing a book got by me, but now that I know I have no idea how I will make it until the fall to read it!!! Do you think he will finally reveal that his greatest sadness in life was not marrying me??? One can hope and be delusional, can’t one 🙂 ???

Source: BruceSpringsteen.net

Oh, and speaking of the Boss, I was supposed to see him in concert this week in Hartford, but I swapped tickets with one of my friends who lives in MD and had tickets for his show there in April. She completely forgot she will be away on a cruise the night of the concert, so being the good friend I am I thought I would add MD to one of the states I travel to for my Boss obsession. However, I must admit when she told me he sang “Because The Night”, “Cover Me”, “Loose Ends”, “Bobby Jean” AND “Rosalita”, all of which are in my top 10 favorite songs by him, my heart went into an arrhythmia it has yet to recover from.

I mean, I was glad to help her out and I will still get to see Bruce on “The River” tour, but if he does not perform those five songs the night I go I am afraid I might end up throwing myself on the stage kicking and screaming. Maybe then he will rethink the set list??? LOL But he will be singing “Fade Away” since that is from the album, and that may make up for everything since I ADORE that song, too!!! I always thought it would make a great duet, especially if he sang it with me!!! SAAAAAA-WOOOOON!!! Here is Bruce meeting with some Veterans before his show in DC last month. I love that he is such a staunch supporter of the men & women who served (and continue to serve) our country!!!

Source: BruceSpringsteen.net/Pete Souza/The River Tour in DC-Jan 2016

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So, how did you spend your weekend? And if you are lucky enough to be off tomorrow (unlike me 😦 ), enjoy it!!! Happy President’s Day!!!

Until next time, fellow Vixens, happy digging!!!

31Jan2016

So Long, January!!!

Posted in Month End Reviews, Music by Michele at Lilacs & Rust

Hello, Vixens!!! How crazy is it that we arrived at the end of January so quickly? What did you take away from the first month of the year?

I took in my new place surroundings and pondered my decorating scheme, which I have yet to act on LOL!!! But I did get some great inspiration (thank you Kathleen at Faded Charm), explored some more local sights, got back into my groove of “estate saling” (although I have not had a chance to really dig for a treasure yet but I am hopeful it will happen soon!!!), figured out some shortcuts to a few of my regular places (work, grocery store, antiques stores) and decided I have to get out more despite all that I have to do at home. So I got my library card, joined a church and a book club. For our meeting next month, we are reading “Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng. Have any of you read this yet?

January also brought the first snowstorm of my CT residency. To mark the occasion with more than just snow boots, I made home made chicken soup, which turned out pretty well for my first attempt at it. I do not use salt at all due to its negative health benefits, so once I got the seasonings to a correct balance (pepper, oregano & basil), it was not bad if I do say so myself. It was so hearty I did not even add noodles!!!

But most of all for me, January was an unbelievably sad month for the music industry. Losing an icon like David Bowie was an incredible blow, and we will not see a visionary artist like him again in our lifetime. For a career to span as many decades as his and encompass as many musical genres as his did only underscores that point. He left us with a parting gift, “Black Star“*** which is as classic and bold as we remember Bowie to be.

But in the end he was also a beloved man who was taken from his wife and family way too soon, and that is the worst part of the story. Hopefully 2016 will be the year we finally see cancer obliterated from our world.

Source: YouTube (original source unknown)

Bowie’s loss was followed by those of Glenn Frey of the Eagles; R&B singers Otis Clay and Nicholas Caldwell, who was a member of the group, “The Whispers“; Rene Angelil, who brought us the voice of Celine Dion; Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane/Starship fame and one of his co-founders of Airplane, Signe Toly Anderson, who died on the same day. What she and Kantner did in their band changed the landscape of music forever. In the mid 1960’s, rock and roll bands were a boy’s only game: The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Moody Blues, the list goes on and on. But when Airplane was being formed, another co-founder Marty Balin along with Kantner, knew how important a female voice & presence was. Anderson provided that until she left the band in 1966 to have a baby. But the precedent was set and it was a vital turning point in rock and roll and music overall. Think about who soon followed: Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Carole King, Deborah Harry, et al. Thank God for Balin’s & Kantner’s vision.

Paul Kantner & Signe Toly Anderson, second and third from the left. Source: Tumbler (original source unknown).

And today marks what would have been the 70th birthday of Terry Kath, a founding member, guitarist, songwriter and vocalist for the band Chicago. Kath was the unbelievably gorgeous voice behind classics such as “Colour My World” and “Make Me Smile“. He was compared to Jimi Hendrix for his musical ability and to Ray Charles for his vocal style. He died from an accidental gunshot infliction a week before his 32nd birthday in 1978. He will be inducted posthumously into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of Chicago at the induction ceremony in April.

Source: premierguitar.com

But things are starting to turn around. Reports are circulating that Paul Rodgers, who’s latest solo release*** includes fabulous covers of classic songs like “Walk On By” and “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long”, and Bad Company are working on a new record together, which I PRAY is true!!! What a band!!! Swoon!!! But best of all Bruce Springsteen’s “The River” tour is in full swing to promote “The Ties That Bind: The River Collection“***. All is right in my world when the Boss is on the road and headed my way (next month in Hartford!!!) Double swoon!!!

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So, how was your first month of the year?

Until next time, fellow Vixens, happy digging!!!

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Happy 2017!!!

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“….And I Believe In The Promised Land…”

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Davis in a still from “Now, Voyager” (1942)

Davis in a still from “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?” (1962)

Source: BruceSpringsteen.net

Source: BruceSpringsteen.net/Pete Souza/The River Tour in DC-Jan 2016

So Long, January!!!

Source: YouTube (original source unknown)

Paul Kantner & Signe Toly Anderson, second and third from the left. Source: Tumbler (original source unknown).

Source: premierguitar.com